Reborn as a Superpower Girl in the 80s
Chapter 216 A Good Play Unfolds One After Another

Chapter 216: Chapter 216 A Good Play Unfolds One After Another

Luo Qiao had no objections, she nodded as a sign of agreement, and only then did the onlookers disperse.

After everyone had left, Lu Yichen silently returned to his own courtyard and closed the large gate. When he turned around, he saw Stone standing there in the yard.

Lu Yichen asked, "Why aren’t you asleep? What are you doing out here?"

Stone looked at Lu Yichen and said, "Of course, I’m just like you, brother, worried about sister. But sister is so amazing, she isn’t afraid of that bad secretary at all."

Lu Yichen patted Stone on the head, "Those words can’t be said outside."

Stone said, "I’m not that silly."

At Gao Shunyi’s home, the neighbors on both sides were startled by the sound of bowls being smashed. Li Xiulan and Gao Rulin had recently spent a lot on medical bills, depleting the family’s savings, so Li Xiulan wanted Gao Taohua to marry off soon.

That way, they could get their hands on the betrothal money sooner. Gao Taohua didn’t fancy the man to begin with, and upon overhearing Li Xiulan telling Gao Shunyi that the family was now short on money and her promised dowry no longer counted, she stormed in angrily, knocking to the floor the bowls and plates from the meal that had just been finished and not yet cleared to the kitchen.

It turns out Gao Taohua had just recently become able to walk around. She had wanted to join in the commotion, but after crossing the bridge, she felt her ankle was not up to it, remembering that Doctor Gao had specifically instructed her not to walk long distances for a few days.

So, she returned, not expecting to overhear a conversation just as she reached the doorway of her parents’ room.

Gao Taohua glared at Li Xiulan, "If you want to marry, go ahead, but I won’t marry. What do you take me for? Not only do you find such an ugly man, but now you want me to marry him empty-handed. Are you even my mother? My real mother?"

Gao Taohua didn’t care whether her ankle was healed or not and ran out. The crowd outside the Gao Family home that had come for the spectacle saw Taohua running across the bridge.

Some of the villagers who had just come down from watching the commotion at Luo Qiao’s house were gathered at the bridge’s edge discussing the day’s events. Seeing Taohua crying and running uphill, some of the curious ones followed her.

From a distance, they saw Gao Taohua pounding on Lu Yichen’s gate, crying out, "Lu Yichen, open the door, save me, please, I beg you."

Everyone who saw it was stunned; Gao Taohua was being shameless, causing such a commotion without any care for propriety. What was she trying to do, frame someone?

Soon, villagers who had followed Gao Taohua from Gao Shunyi’s courtyard said, "Taohua’s house was quite noisy; she must have fought with her parents. But why did she run to Lu Yichen’s house?"

"Heh heh, not sure, but Gao Taohua sure has guts."

"Pfft, guts. You go be Gao Shunyi and Li Xiulan’s son-in-law."

"Ha ha, better not, my family isn’t that wealthy. I wouldn’t dare mess with the Gao Family. Too many brothers-in-law to deal with, not for the average man."

"You’re just afraid Li Xiulan would wring you dry of your savings."

"No, no, no, that’s not the main reason. The main thing is, I simply can’t handle someone like Gao Taohua; I can’t stomach it."

"Gao Taohua is truly shameless; the Gao Family had already settled on a suitor for her, right? I heard they’re going to give the betrothal gifts in a few days. Why is she causing a ruckus at Lu Yichen’s house then?"

"You think Gao Taohua and Lu Yichen are having an affair? If that’s his taste, wow, that’s something hard to swallow, ha ha ha."

"Don’t talk nonsense; have you ever seen Lu Yichen mingling with the villagers, or have you seen him and Gao Taohua together to be gossiping like this? Even though he has a bad leg, his taste wouldn’t be that poor. Didn’t you hear what Gao Taohua just said?"

"My guess is that Gao Taohua couldn’t accept the suitor her mother picked for her, and after making a scene at home, she ran out."

"So what’s she implying now, asking Lu Yichen to save her? What does she expect Lu Yichen to do?"

"What can he do? Surely she isn’t expecting Lu Yichen to persuade her parents. She must have her sights set on Lu Yichen."

It must be said that this person hit the nail on the head. The onlookers finally understood why Gao Taohua had left her home and ran straight to Lu Yichen’s house.

This woman is truly shameless. It’s a good thing so many people are watching today. If they didn’t know the backstory, this scene could lead to all sorts of misunderstandings.